Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nínox rogenc |
| Czech | sovka velká |
| Dutch | Rosse Valkuil |
| English | Rufous Owl |
| English (United States) | Rufous Owl |
| French | Ninoxe rousse |
| French (France) | Ninoxe rousse |
| German | Rostkauz |
| Icelandic | Flekkugla |
| Indonesian | Pungguk merah |
| Japanese | アカチャアオバズク |
| Norwegian | rustfalkugle |
| Polish | sowica maskowa |
| Russian | Рыжая иглоногая сова |
| Serbian | Riđi bubuk |
| Slovak | sovka hrdzavá |
| Spanish | Nínox Rojizo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nínox rojizo |
| Swedish | rödbrun spökuggla |
| Turkish | Kızıl Bubuk |
| Ukrainian | Сова-голконіг руда |
Ninox rufa (Gould, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Athene rufa
Gould, 1846. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 14, no.156, p. 18.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Port Essington.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NINOX
- rufa
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Rufous Owl Ninox rufa Scientific name definitions
Penny D. Olsen and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 9, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 9, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Rufous Owl Ninox rufa
Authors
Penny D. Olsen and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Olsen, P.D. and J. S. Marks (2020). Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rufowl2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 9, 2015
- Rufous Owl Ninox rufa
Authors
Penny D. Olsen and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Olsen, P.D. and J. S. Marks (2015). Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.